Monday Blog Hopping: June 11, 2012

It's the start of another week. If you would like to do some blog hopping today head on over to my "Blog Hops" page to see the Monday Blog Hops I have found.   Also the new Linky Follower Party Hop is still open. However, there have been some changes. 


It is now a part of It's So Very Cheri's Sunday Party Time.

You can link up to 3 different parties

Party Themes

1. Its So Very Creative

2. What’s Cookin In The Kitchen

3. Follower Party Hop

So, if you are visiting from a blog hop, welcome! I am glad you are here. Take a look around. I'd love it if you would follow me via GFC, Linky Followers and/or subscribe to my emails. I also have a Facebook page, a Twitter , a Google+ page and Pinterest Boards that  I would love for you to follow.

And on Friday night I invite you back to link up to Lovin' the Weekend blog hops and you may randomly be chosen as the following week's Featured Host. (You can also link up giveaways).


Speaking of giveaways, have you checked out mine recently.

I Love Dad Father's Day Event- Win a Thirty-One Gifts U R U Thermal Tote
ends 6/17

I have also joined in with some great Bloggers to bring you the following giveaways:

Keurig Elite Brewing System
ends 6/14
Dyson TurbineHead Vacuum
ends 6/14
iPod Shuffle or $50 Paypal
ends 6/14
Summer Cash Blast: $50 Paypal or Amazon GC
ends 6/15
$75 Voucher for SoSnaps Accessories.
ends 6/17
Cooler Full of Wholly Guacamole
ends 6/17
Collage It Software (19 winners)
ends 6/20
Kindle Fire
ends 6/21
Twilight Turtle (Canada only)
ends 6/24
Step2 My Clubhouse
6/24

Free Sign Ups for Arcoíris Flower Power Gift Set {$65 value}

Would you like to join in with another great giveaway?? I just discovered this one for an Arcoíris Flower Power Gift Set. Look at this cute prize:

Dress, tote, cloth shoes and hair accessories are all included! 

And it is open Worldwide!!!

Giveaway Runs June 19th through June 28th.

You will get 1 entry in the Rafflecopter for sharing about this on your blog (as I just did). 

Head on over to To Sew With Love for full details and to sign up.

Please mention that Tots and Me referred you. Thank you so much!!

Sunday Photo Round-up: June 10, 2012

Scavenger Hunt Sunday items: Travel, Silly, Black and White, Spots and Paper
Travel

We don't really "travel" very far, but if we chose to go on a trip we might use a map.

 Silly

My girls being silly:

Tabitha

Amelia

Hannah

 Black and White

I remember reading about the benefits of black and white contrast in patterns for baby toys waaayyy back when I was pregnant for Floyd (he is now 19). We call this guy "Alien dude" and it is baby Harold's first favorite play toy.

 Spots

Hannah reading in the nursery at church, sitting under the "spotty" cows.

Then I took a couple of shots of the spots on my window the other day when it started raining on my way to go shopping.

 Paper

Some of the paper I have in a Baby Memories Scrapbook I was given.

Now on to

June Photo a Day

Day 3: On Your Plate

Trying to eat healthier.

Day 4: Close Up

Day 5: Sign

The sign in the background showing the slowly falling gas prices, as daddy drives off to work signing "I love you" as he always does.

Day 6: Hat

Day 7: Drink

Day 8: 6:00

So, what was I doing at 6:00pm? Feeding the baby of course. My memory card was full, so I had one opportunity to get a shot of my phone reading 6:00. Didn't work.

Day 9: Your view today

This is my view out of my living room window if I turn around while sitting at the computer.

And linking up my favorite photo

(Baby Harold has started reaching for things and grabbing them. He was holding onto his musical monkey while I was getting some things done. I love the expression on his face. It really was a toss up between this shot and a shot where he grabbed Alien Dude's nose. It came down to the facial expression.)

with:

Hosted by Cecily and Lolli

I Love Dad Father's Day Blog Event

It is time for the:

Thank you for stopping by The I  Love Dad -  Father's Day Giveaway Hop Event, hosted by Mama to 4 Blessings and Home Grown Families! This event will take place from June 10th at 12:01am EST to June 17th at 11:59pm EST. For this event we will be celebrating Dads! Which means we will be offering things Dads love for giveaways! After entering my fantstic giveaway be sure to visit each blog from the linky below the Rafflecopter and enter for your chance to win
some really amazing prizes valued at $20+!


I don't know about you, but my husband is a big sports fan, especially football. He will support his team every chance he can. What about the special dad in your life? Does he love to show his team spirit? Then the giveaway below is for you. 


Here is some info:

It really doesn't matter who wins the game as long as you have plenty of spirit! Dad and you will  LOVE our new Spirit Collection! 

New this summer is the U R U Thermal Tote it's great to start conversations, bring awareness and motivate others to pay it forward. For every one you buy, you'll also be donating $1 to Thirty-One Gives, which supports charities whose missions empower women, girls and families. 

Bea's Gits Too offers stylish, affordable products exclusive to Thirty-One. From signature purses and totes to storage solutions that help organize your life, you'll find something to fit every personality and situation. Each season, new products are built on the idea that  products must be functional AND fashionable (and, of course, make great gifts!).

One lucky winner is going to win the Thermal Tote so the special dad in your life can take along his favorite snacks and show his Team Spirit. Click on the picture above to check out the catalog page and see the tote a bit bigger. It is F, the Picnic Thermal Tote, down in the right hand corner there.

Here is a better picture

Just enter on the Rafflecopter below. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway




Disclaimer: Please note that Tots and Me, “I Love Dad - Father's Day Giveaway Hop Event” bloggers are not responsible for sponsors that do not fulfill their prizes. We have represented each sponsor with the expectation they will fulfill their prize and in a timely manner. We will contact the sponsor regarding your prize(s). The sponsors, in most cases, are shipping their items to you directly. We will make every effort to assist you obtaining your prize. If there is an issue with a sponsor, please notify the blog you won a prize from within 4-6 weeks for assistance, after that we may be unable to assist you.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thank you for participating!

Moments to Remember From the Week of June 3, 2012

School has been just about non-existent as I try to clean and get organized for next year. However, this week I wanted to share a little about Ants and Gardens.

We got the girls an Ant Farm for Christmas and finally got around to ordering the ants. Daddy was as excited or more excited than the girls to get this set up yesterday.

Adding the sand in the channel.

Sitting in the window to allow the sun to help evaporate the water that was added to dampen and harden the sand. The red sticks are tunnel starters.

 Adding water to the sand on the top "island."

 Adding the ants.

 Another thing we finally got around to was getting the garden ready for planting. 

My spoons are now the girls' trowels. Grrr.

Lovin' The Weekend Blog Hops Week 36: June 8- June 10, 2012

Welcome to the thirty-sixth weekend of Lovin' the Weekend Blog Hops.

Come and see what is new!

Giveaway Linky is the bottom linky!

First things first:

Don't forget to check out my co-host's blog

In case you didn't know, I have also started randomly choosing a Featured host each week from the Lovin' The Readers linky. Unfortunately I haven't heard back from her this week. So, on to the hop.

Don't forget to link up to the Lovin' the Readers Hop if you would like a chance to be a Featured host next week. Please comment with a way to contact you, especially if there is not an obvious way mentioned on your blog. I would love to include a little write up about you and your blog in the next week's Lovin' The Weekend Blog Hop post, including a link to your blog. And you will get to include the linky codes on your blog. Sound fun? I'm looking forward to getting to know my readers better.

Here's how this blog hop works. I would appreciate it if you would follow myself and my co-host via GFC. If you no longer have GFC please follow me some other way. After that there are three different linkys you can link to. Whichever one you choose to link to, please grab that button and share it on your blog (the codes are on my sidebar). I'd love it if you could tweet or in some other way share about this blog hop, the more people who know about it, the more potential visitors and new followers of your blog. I'd love to meet some new friends this weekend.  

I have noticed that some people are more interested in just increasing their numbers, while others really want people who appreciate their blog and want to keep up with their posts. So, I decided to create two separate linkys. The third linky is for you to link up your giveaways.

If you are interested in increasing the number of followers to your blog via GFC, Linky Followers, email, Twitter, Facebook or Google+ link up here. I will follow you back if you follow me (just note which one you are linking to):

If you are interested in gaining followers to your blog who will read and comment and truly find an interest in your blog, link up here:

If you have family friendly giveaways to link up, here's your spot. Please make sure to include an end date for your giveaway.

I am so glad you stopped by. Please leave a comment if you link up and I will be sure to stop by and follow back.

Don't forget to check out my "Blog Hops" page for other great weekend blog hops!!

Don't forget to check out:

The last giveaway is end tomorrow!!
 Come check out the giveaway for My Day Registry.
It is open worldwide!